Chehalis-Centralia Airport
CLS · KCLS · Chehalis, Washington · Lewis County · map
Chehalis-Centralia Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Chehalis, 1 mile west of Chehalis, Washington, 177 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 5,000 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 63 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 47,710 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KCLS · observed 4:15 pm PDT (23:15 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 5 knots, gusting to 11
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCLS 062315Z AUTO VRB05G11KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3011 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CLS · ICAO KCLS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Chehalis
- Elevation
- 177 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,000 × 140 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: VASI, two boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach | 121.1 | |
| Cls and aWOS-3 | 118.025 | |
| Nassel and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 360-740-5164.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 47,710, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Chehalis from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Chehalis, Washington: 37 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 5 business jets, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 electric aircraft. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Traffic pattern to the west on all runway approaches.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16 and 34; PAPI runway 16; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24 hours. By credit card only. No debit cards.
- Possible wildlife on runways.
- Weekend glider activity in spring, summer and early fall.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.